Born on November 6, 1929, Guadalupe, County, Texas. Died on September 1, 2011, Redding, California.
Predeceased by his parents, Bartolo and Manuela Herrera, his sister, Eusebia Cruz and his wife, Lilia R. Herrera.
Survived by his siblings: Gabriela Martinez and Perfecto Herrera, both from Bowling Green, Ohio and Dionicia Calderon from Chicago, Illinois. His children Osvaldo Flores and Elvia Holden, his grandchildren Antonio Leonardo Flores, John Paul Walters and Mellisa Galindo, great-grandchildren Christopher Galindo and Monica Rose Sanchez, all from California, and many nieces and nephews, and good friends.
Military Service: U.S . Army - 20 November 1952 - 19 November 1954.
Memorial service at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bowling Green, Ohio, to be announced at a later date.
Funeral arrangements are with Lawncrest Chapel and burial will be at Cottonwood District Cemetery, Cottonwood, California.